First-quarter scoring summary

OSU: Brown 12 run (Basil kick), 10:42. Drive: Nine plays, 75 yards, 4:08. Key plays: Stoneburner 7 pass from Miller on third-and-7 from OSU 44; Miller 17 run on second-and-20 from OSU 41; pass-interference penalty on Indiana on third-and-3 from IU 42; Miller 15 run for first down at the 12; Brown scored on an option left on the next play.

Ohio State 7, Indiana 0

OSU: FG Basil 35, 3:06. Drive: Nine plays, 37 yards, 3:06. Key plays: R.Smith 15 run for first down at IU 37; Miller 18 run on third-and-16 from IU 43; the drive stalled when Miller slipped and lost 2 yards on third-and-1 from the 16.

Ohio State 10, Indiana 0

IND: Houston 59 run (Ewald kick), 2:00. Drive: Five plays, 87 yards, 1:06. Key plays: Bolser 8 pass from Coffman on third-and-1 from IU 22; Latimer 11 pass from Coffman for first down at IU 41; on the next play, Houston burst through a hole on the left side and was untouched.

Ohio State 10, Indiana 7

Analysis: What might have been

In its second road game of the season, Ohio State did what it had done in the first by scoring on its first possession. But just as at Michigan State, the Buckeyes were unable to open breathing room after 15 minutes. In fact, another special-teams gaffe left OSU in danger of losing its lead as the second quarter began. Ohio State opened a 10-0 lead in the first 12 minutes on the strength of two nine-play scoring drives. The first was capped by Corey Brown’s 12-yard run on an option pitch and the second ended with Drew Basil’s field goal — six plays after Devin Smith dropped a sure touchdown pass that would have made it 14-0. Indiana awakened after the field goal, however, recording its initial first downs and then getting on the scoreboard when Stephen Houston turned a handoff into a 59-yard touchdown run. The Hoosiers then forced a punt — or it would have been a punt if Isaiah Roundtree hadn’t rushed in and blocked Ben Buchanan’s attempt. Indiana was in business at OSU’s 12 as the quarter ended.

Second-quarter scoring summary

IND: Houston 7 run (Ewald kick), 14:46. Drive: Three plays, 16 yards, :40. Key plays: Roundtree block of Buchanan punt gave Indiana possession at the OSU 16; on third-and-1 from the 7, Houston took a handoff and darted through a big hole on the right side to the end zone.

Indiana 14, Ohio State 10

OSU: Roby recovered blocked punt in end zone (Basil kick), 5:19. Key play: On fourth-and-10 from the 13, Howard shot in from the left side and laid out to cleanly block Toth’s punt attempt; Roby had no competition in falling on the ball in the end zone.

Ohio State 17, Indiana 14

OSU: D.Smith 60 pass from B.Miller (Basil kick), 2:31. Drive: Four plays, 77 yards, 1:29. Key plays: Hyde 16 run for first down at the OSU 39; on third-and-9 from the 40, Miller hit Smith in stride on a fly pattern to the right side.

Ohio State 24, Indiana 14

Analysis: A little more like it

Ohio State didn’t exactly bring it’s “A” game to Bloomington, but at least order seemed to be restored in a spotty second quarter. The Buckeyes did indeed fall behind early in the quarter,. when Houston cashed in Roundtree’s blocked punt with a 7-yard scoring run in which he basically walked in. Indiana kept the lead on OSU’s next two possessions, which ended with a missed 35-yard field-goal try by Basil and a Buchanan punt that pinned the Hoosiers inside the 15-yard line. But on fourth-and-10 from the 13, OSU’s Travis Howard crashed in from the left side and cleanly blocked Erich Toth’s punt; Bradley Roby fell on the ball in the end zone to give OSU the lead again, 17-14. The Buckeyes then forced a punt and increased their advantage to 10 points when Braxton Miller connected with Smith on a 60-yard scoring pass — a replica of their hookup at Michigan State two weeks ago. Ohio State finished the half with 260 yards to 150 for Indiana.

Third-quarter scoring summary

IND: FG Ewald 22, 12:36. Drive: Seven plays, 71 yards, 2:24. Key plays: Hughes 39 pass from Coffman for first down at OSU 25; pass interference penalty on OSU’s D.Grant for first down at the 11; the drive stalled at the 4.

Ohio State 24, Indiana 17

OSU: B.Miller 67 run (Basil kick), 12:18. Drive: One play, 67 yards, :18. Key plays: On first down from the OSU 33, Miller faked handing to Hyde, found a seam with blocks by Heuerman and Norwell, and streaked down the middle of the field to the end zone.

Ohio State 31, Indiana 17

IND: Wynn 76 pass from Coffman (Ewald kick), 8:40. Drive: Three plays, 80 yards, :44. Key plays: Heban interception of Miller pass in the end zone to give Indiana possession at its 20; on third-and-6, Coffman passed over the middle to Wynn, who picked up a block and raced down the left sideline.

Ohio State 31, Indiana 24

OSU: Hyde 14 pass from Guiton (Basil kick), 4:34. Drive: Eight plays, 75 yards, 4:06. Key plays: Pass interference penalty on IU’s Williams for first down on OSU 44; runs of 9 and 12 yards by R.Smith for first down at IU 35; personal-foul penalty on IU’s Webb for first down at the 15; on third-and-9, Guiton headed right on an option, then tossed a shovel pass to Hyde, who weaved to the end zone.

Analysis: A shootout emerges

Instead of going quietly into the night, Indiana showed its moxie in a third quarter dominated by big plays. The Hoosiers had four possessions in the quarter and scored on three, with two field goals by Mitch Ewald and a 76-yard touchdown pass from Cameron Coffman to speedy Shane Wynn. The Buckeyes, meanwhile, collected two touchdowns — a 67-yard run by Miller and a 14-yard scoring catch by Hyde – but left valuable points on the table when Miller was intercepted in the end zone on a second-down play from IU’s 4 at the 9:24 mark. Indiana cut its deficit to seven points, 31-24, on Wynn’s touchdown, but OSU answered on with an eight-play drive ending when Guiton — in for a shaken Miller — flipped a shovel pass to Hyde. A big kickoff return put IU in position for Ewald’s second field goal, but the Buckeyes were driving as the quarter ended and had topped 300 yards rushing for the night.

Fourth-quarter scoring summary

OSU: Hyde 1 run (Basil kick), 14:40. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:14. Key plays: Hyde 20 run on third-and-1 from the OSU 31; Brown 9 pass from Miller on third-and-5 from the IU 4; Hyde 13 pass from Miller for first down on the 22.

Ohio State 45, Indiana 27

IND: Roberts 1 run (Ewald kick), 10:30. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 4:10. Key plays: Roberts 2 run on third-and-1 from the IU 33; Roberts 16 pass from Coffman for first down at the OSU 45; Bolser 10 pass from Coffman on third-and-7 from OSU 42; Wynn 19 run for first down at the 32.

Ohio State 45, Indiana 34

OSU: D.Smith 46 pass from B.Miller (Basil kick), 6:47. Drive: Six plays, 75 yards, 3:43. Key plays: Miller 14 run for first down at OSU 48; Miller 10 run on second-and-14 from OSU 44; on third-and-4, Miller threw for a first down for Smith, who reversed field and eluded three would-be tacklers on the way to the end zone.

Analysis: By the skin of their teeth

OSU scored on the second play of the quarter to make it 45-27, then answered an Indiana touchdown with a second Miller-to-Smith hookup, which gave the Buckeyes a 52-34 lead with 6:47 remaining. After an exchange of punts, but the Hoosiers put together an 11-play scoring drive, closing to 52-41 on Nate Sudfeld's touchdown pass to Duwyce Wilson with 1:40 left. Then Indiana somehow recovered an onside kick and 35 seconds later was back in the end zone, and a two-point conversion run made it 52-49. But OSU's Brown fell on a pooch kickoff attempt.